STEM School Chattanooga InvenTeam

The STEM School Chattanooga InvenTeam invented a system to detect bicyclists in protected bike lanes and signal drivers of their presence. The flush-mounted ultrasonic detectors are mounted to curbs. The detectors triggers an overhead signal located near the standard traffic lights to warn drivers of a bicycle in their blind spot. Bicyclist count, direction of travel, and speed data are sent to the city of Chattanooga to understand traffic patterns, triangulate their data with existing 360-degree video, and improve safety for bicyclists and drivers.

“Solar Solutions is proud to support this team of young, talented inventors. By encouraging young minds to engage in science and bring forth ideas; we open the door to new opportunities for communities. This team is harenessing the power of the sun to better our roadways by bringing safety to the forefront.” – Ginny Kincer, COO Solar Solutions

Recent Team Blogs

4/14/17: In addition to the attention we have been getting from sponsors, our InvenTeam does want to influence our Chattanooga community as well. One of our future opportunities to showcase our prototypes would be at the STEM Jubilee, which our high school hosts annually. The Jubilee will…

4/11/17: In relation to the technical portions of our invention, the past week has shown drastic improvements and progress. For one, we have completed our first prototype, which consists of an ultrasonic sensor connected to our bicycle signal, which will blink blue when triggered. Currently,…

4/8/17: In the course of the past week, the InvenTeam has participated in a multitude of different events. To start off the week, we were featured on the radio! Hosted by Brad Giese, both Will Crutchfield and Alayna Baker were able to convey information about the InvenTeam, with the…

3/29/17: After our community review in February, we were approached by Mr. John Van Winkle, a city traffic engineer in Chattanooga. He expressed interest in meeting with the InvenTeam and connecting us with what the city is looking for, giving a better opportunity for implementation after…

3/15/17: As soon as a day after our technical review, our presentation was already paying dividends. Our team was invited to present to the Chattanooga Engineers Club on the 13th of March. We decided to send the girls of our team to go speak, who demonstrated our lit up signal, as well as the…

2/29/17: On February 27, our InvenTeam hosted our mid-grant technical review at the Edney Center. With approximately — people in attendance, we received a helpful variety of feedback and support. With support from the community, we are confident in proceeding into implementation and patenting…